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Volume 48, Number 23.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Aug. 20, 1931
Subscription $2.00 a Year
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COMMITTEES
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FOR TAX REDUCTION
Second Meeting County
League Held; to Look
Over Expenditures.
WANT 90 SIGN-UP
County Officials, Roads, Schools
and Assessment Equality to
Have Attention.
Further steps of organization of
the Morrow County Tax Equaliza
tion and Conservation league, to
the end that taxes in the county be
reduced at least twenty percent,
were taken by the board of direct
ors at the court house Saturday af
ternoon. With sixty taxpayers on
the membership roster, Laxton Mc
Murray, president, announced the
goal of the association a ninety per
cent sign-up in the county. W. P.
Mahoney, state committeeman, told
the assemblage that it was not the
intention of the association to do
anything radical, but to work in
harmony with tax levying agencies
to the end of strict economy.
In order that the association may
acquaint itself familiarly with lo
cal governmental problems, and ob
tain information on which to base
such actions as it may take toward
lowering taxes, President McMur
ray appointed four committees,
namely, county affairs, equaliza
tion, roads, and schools. A mem
bership committee was also ap
pointed to bring more taxpayers
into the league.
It is the object of the county af
fairs, roads, and schools commit
tees to obtain data on the operation
of these respective functions to find,
if possible, where economy meas
ures may be taken. The equaliza
tion committee will investigate as
sessed valuations to uncover in
equalities, if any, between the rate
of assessment of farm piloperty and
other types of property in the coun
ty. The personnel of the schools
committee was made up by ap
pointing one member from each of
the four league districts, each of
whom was to appoint from two to
five members to assist in investi
gating the various schools of each
district Appointed by the presi
dent were Carrol Kennedy, Board
man; Noah Clark, Eight Mile; T.
J. O'Brien, Pine City, and Jeff
Jones, Heppner. Mr. Clark an
nounced the appointment of Bert
Mason and Leonard Carlson to as
sist in district number two, while
other appointments were not made
known at the meeting.
The county affairs committee is
composed of Bert Johnson, lone;
Hanson Hughes, Heppner; Guy
Huston, Eight Mile; Jack Hynd,
Cecil, and W. F. Barnctt, Lexing
ton. Equalization: J. J. Nys, Heppner;
R. B. Rice, Lexington; C. N. Jones,
Heppner; H. V. Smouse, lone, and
Henry Peterson, lone.
Roads: John Wlghtman, Hepp
ner; Floyd Adams, Heppner; John
Brosnan, Lena; Lon McCabe, lone;
F. S. Parker, Heppner.
Membership: Vernon Jones, Irri
gon; John Louy, lone; W. F. Bar
nett, Lexington, and W. P. Ma
honey, Heppner.
It was announced that the only
requirement of membership is a
desire to lower taxes, and payment
of the 25-cent membership fee, the
funds thus raised being used ex
clusively for dissemination of in
formation among the members, and
such communications as may other
wise be necessary.
Eight Mile Postoffice,
Store, Taken by Fire
The postoffice and store at Eight
Mile, owned by Mrs. Minnie B. Fur
long, burned to the ground Tues
day afternoon. The Are started
when the coal oil with which Mrs.
Furlong was filling a lamp became
Ignited, spreading to the coal oil
tank, which exploded, and In two
minutes time the entire wooden
frame structure was In flames.
Some people close by assisted
Mrs. Furlong In saving her wash
ing machine, a cupboard full of
dishes and a few other articles,
while the grocery stock, many of
the postofllce records and other ef
fects were a complete loss. Thirty
dollars in cash and $15 in stamps,
as well as some mail, were destroy
ed. Enough of the postal records,
including the cash book and money
order book, were saved to enable
the postoffice to function, it is re
ported. There was some insurance
TO BENEFIT REUNION.
The pioneer reunion association
of Lexington has announced a
dance at Leach Memorial hall for
next Saturday night, the proceeds
of which will be used to help de
fray expenses of. this year's reun
lon. All-night dancing is announ
ced, with supper at midnight and
good music.
Dr. A. D. McMurdo and family
will return home today from a two
weeks' vacation spent at Portland
and other points. Dr. J. L. Marxer.
who has been looking after the
practice of Dr. McMurdo, has left
for his home in Des Moines, Iowa.
Dr. Marxer will serve an interne
ship at Belevue hospital, New York
this winter.
HEPPNER FOLKS
GUESTS AT PICNIC
Battle Mt Park Scene of I.O.O.F
and Rebekah Frolic With
Pendleton Hosts.
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of
Heppner joined with neighboring
lodges In enjoying the hospitality
of the Pendleton lodges of the order
at a picnic at Battle mountain park
near Ukiah. All told some 250
folks were present Pendleton
Fellows brought a truck-load of
merchandise prizes for the many
sports events, and quantities of
lemonade and ice cream. There
was something doing every minute,
the Heppner folks report, and they
are loud In their praise of the Pen
dleton hospitality.
S. E. Notson, Morrow county dis
trict attorney, was speaker for the
day, and gave a short, Interesting
talk, touching pertinent subjects of
the day. In appreciation of his
services he was presented a fishing
creel, which on being displayed on
his return led to the accusation
that he had failed to appear at the
picnic and went fishing Instead.
Going over, Mr. Notson was a
passenger in the J. J. Wightman
car, and engine trouble a short
ways out of town, necessitated the
transfer of the party to the B. G.
Sigsbee car which was brought out
from town. In the party were Mr.
and Mrs. Wightman, Mr. Notson,
Mrs. Oma Scrivner and Mrs. Sigs
bee. The facilities of the park lended
themselves admirably to the pur
pose of the occasion, being clean
and Bhady, and the fine, pure, cold
water available fron the fountain
and hydrants was the source of
much favorable comment
Attending from here besides the
aforementioned party were Mr. and
Mrs. Emmett Ayers, Ernest Hunt,
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Chaffee, Mr. and
Mrs. Ruth and Mrs. Myrtle Scott,
parents and sister of Mrs. Chaffee,
Mr. and Mrs. George McDuffee, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Howell, Mrs. Nat
Shaw, Hugh Shaw, Albert Wilkin
son, Mrs. Ed Hunt, Mrs. Olive Frye,
Mrs. Hilma Anderson, Mrs. S. A.
Wright, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Phelps
and daughter, Albert Adkins, and
Mr and Mrs. Adam Knoblock.
QUEEN MARGARET
TO HEAD COWGIRLS;
GETS NEW HONOR
Unprecedented honor was
shown Rodeo's Queen Margaret I
at the Pendleton Round-Up dress
up ceremonies Saturday evening,
when she was officially received
at court by Queen Betty, ruler of
the world's most famous pageant
of the old west, and given a posi
tion in the big parade directly
following Queen Betty and at
tendants. Attending Queen Mar
garet were Miss Evelyn Swindig
and Miss Lucille Beymer, with
Aimee Bergevin as escort. Ro
deo's ruler was also chosen queen
of the cowgirl cheering commit
tee, of which Bergevin has
charge, which will greet Round
Up visitors opening day next
Thursday.
The honor accorded Queen
Margaret, and through her to the
realm of Rodeodom, is unique in
the annals of western pageantry
and heralds a new era in which
the ranks of the cowgirls and
top-hands will be more closely
united to further Its advance
ment. OIL MEETING CALLED.
The Morrow County Oil company
has announced a public mass meet
ing to be held tomorrow evening
at 8 o'clock at Leach Memorial hall,
Lexington, Inviting the public to
hear Sam Foster, Independent oil
producer, tell about the oil situa
tion In the United States and ex
plain In detail a plan whereby gas
oline may be distributed direct
from the producer to the consumer
in this county. Not only the men
folks, but the wives and kiddies as
well are invited to attend, with a
special Invitation extended to high
school students. Coffee and sand
wiches will be served.
CHARLIE COX BREAKS ARM.
Charlie Cox, young son of Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Cox, broke his
left arm last Friday when he was
spilled from his bicycle while riding
on the platform at the Heppner
Farmers Elevator company ware
house. The boy's arm was frac
tured at the elbow, and is now be
Ing carried In a sling. The acci
dent occurred through failure of
the brakes when Charlie attempt
ed to apply them.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
Mrs. Harry E. Northup of Prot
land has announced . the engage
ment of her daughter, Miss Nancy
Northup, to Robert V. Turner, son
of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Turner of
this city, the wedding to be an
event of September 20. Both Miss
Northup and Mr. Turner are mem
bers of the senior class at Whitman
college, where Miss Northup Is a
member of Delta Delta sorority and
Mr. Turner of Beta Theta Pi fra
ternity. Visitors at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. Humphreys this week
are his sister, Mrs. Mary Wolver
ton of Portland, her daughter, Mrs.
Neal Maw of Chltwood, and her
son, Harold Wolverton and his
daughter, Pattl, of Brownsville
The party arrived by auto Tuesday
evening.
Semi -Weekly Gazette of 1 893
Shows Conditions Similar to '31
Thirty-eight years is not so long
a time but what many of the pion
eer residents of Morrow county
can hearken back to 1893 when the
Patterson Publishing company is
sued the semi-weekly Heppner Ga
zette; and probably many incidents
revealed in the issue of Valentine's
day of that year, now lying before
the writer through the courtesy of
Mrs. Ingram - Howard, still live
quite vividly in the minds of many
of these pioneers. To others, this
leaf taken from the book of local
history, may give an attractive bit
of color.
It was through Otis Patterson,
then editor of the Gazette, that
Vawter Crawford, present editor of
the Gazette Times, became connect
ed with local journalism in 1889,
just four years previous to the date
of the issue to be reviewed. Mr.
Crawford had been an acquaint
ance of Mr. Patterson at Waits
burg, Wash., while serving his ap
prenticeship in the Waitsburg
Times office, and it was here that
Patterson became enamored of the
country newspaper game, and de
clared that some day he was going
to get into the business, and when
he did, Crawford was to come and
work for him. Mr. Patterson, then
schoolmaster, became principal of
the Heppner school, which position
he held for a couple of years, and
shortly afterward took over the
destinies of the Heppner Gazette,
buying the interests in the paper
from Rev. Henry Rasmus, and im
mediately sent for Mr. Crawford to
assist in the shop. At the time of
the publication of the semi-weekly
Gazette, his brother, Alvah W. Pat
terson, had become associated with
him and the Patterson Publishing
company was formed.
The semi-weekly Gazette was
published on Tuesdays and Fridays,
and the issue of February 14, 1893,
was a seven-column, four-page pa
per. Typical of the journalism of
the times, the front page was giv
en over largely to advertising with
such good old home remedies as
Ayre's Cathartic pills, Piso's Ca
tarrah remedy, and others claiming
prominent display and much read
er space. In the left-hand column
was the "mast head," list of Ga
zette agents covering all Morrow
and Grant counties, and official,
lodge and professional directories.
The remainder of the space was
given over to a red-hot Civil War
serial story, "Chattanooga," by F.
A. Mitchel.
Benjamin Harrison was then
president of the United States, and
that his administration was afflict
ed with much the same kind of
propaganda as is being put out to
day, is evidenced by attacks of the
editor on monomettalism and the
asking of a fixed ratio between gold
and silver in order to overcome the
money shortage problems then ex
isting in the country. In fact, this
little item would lead one to be
lieve that business depressions are
not a new thing: "We wonder if
people have concluded that a news
paper can live without money. It
looks that way, sure. We would
like subscribers and others to set
tle up, and then we can pay some
of our debts."
The official directory, giving also
the names of the president's cab
inet, listed state officials, with S.
Pennoyer, governor, and district,
county, Heppner town and local
precinct officials. W. L. Bradshaw
was circuit judge and W. H. Wil
son, prosecuting attorney. Henry
Blackman was joint senator; J. N.
Brown, representative; Julius
Kelthley, county judge, and Peter
Brenner and J. M. Baker, commis
sioners. Other county officers were
J. W. Morrow, clerk; Geo. Noble,
sheriff; W. J. Leezer, treasurer; R.
L. Shaw, assessor; Isa Brown, sur
veyor; W. L. Saling, school super
intendent, and T. W. Ayers, Jr..
coroner. T. J. Matlock was Hepp
ner s mayor; counctlmen were O.
E. Farnsworth, M. Llchtenthal, Otis
Patterson, S. P. Garrigues, Thps.
Morgan, and Frank Gilliam; A. A.
Roberts was recorder, E. G. Slo
cum, treasurer, and J. W. Rasmus,
marshal. F. J. Hallock wns justice
of the peace, and J. J. Roberts was
constable.
An Item in the editorial columns
reveals that the state had recently
repealed the fixed tax for support
of the state university and had ap
propriated $22,000 for the purpose.
(Something of the growth In the
expense of higher education may be
noted, as an Interesting compari
son, by calling to mind Governor
Meier's recent veto of items to the
amount of $500,000 In the appro
priation bill for higher education
passed by the recent legislature.)
Governmental matters were weigh
ing heavily upon the editor's mind,
as most of the editorial columns
were given over to affairs of state.
In the advertising columns it Is
noted that W. B. Potter had just
opened a new hardware store, and
that Shaw & McCarty had taken
over the Liberty Meat market P.
C. Thompson company were offer
ing gent's furnishings at a 20 per
cent discount, for cash only, be
cause "we want money." C. Ruhl
was baker and confectioner, and
Dr. Joseph J. Bill, veterinary sur
geon. J. H. Kolman, manager of
the Boston Cash store, made a
lengthy plea for the public trade.
Other leading merchants were Mi
nor Bros, and W. L. Matlock & Co.
W. R. Ellis was one of the town's
leading attorneys. The Scott saw
mill, L. Hamilton, prop., quoted,
rough boards at $10 a thousand,
and dressed boards at $15. Promo
tion of Dr. Sanden's electric belt
for weak men called for a large
display space on page four.
From the "Here and There" col
umn it is noted that:
Milt Morgan was in town Satur
day. . . Chris Borchers was on the
sick list last week. . . Revival meet
ings began at the Baptist church
last night. . . Wm. Hughes return
ed Thursday last from Ellensburg.
John Byland visited Morrow's me
tropolis Saturday last . . D. R.
Jayne is ill with pneumonia. Dr.
Swinburne is in attendance. . . Ol
Justus's baby is quite sick. . . Born,
in Lexington, on Saturday the 11th
inst, to the wife of Otto Summers,
a boy. . . Nearly all the "dogs in
town are laid up with distemper.
Under the skilful treatment of Dr.
Mike Roberts, we are happy to
state all are on the road to recov
ery. . . Isaac Giles, who suffered
the amputation of his leg recently,
has discharged his valet, and we
are informed, is getting well fast.
Mrs. Newt Jones is on the sick list.
John McCullough proved up before
Clerk Morrow yesterday. . . A. J.
Cook was over from Lena Friday
and Saturday of last week. . . Mrs.
Lon Markham of Clark's canyon is
reported as daily improving. . Work
is progressing rapidly on H. Hepp
ner's new buildings opposite the
Palace hotel. . . A slight fall of
snow occurred yesterday morning,
but it did not tarry long. . . Miss
Ifle Matlock sustained a sprained
ankle on the toboggan slide, which,
however, proved not serious. . Hon.
W. R. Ellis, congressman-elect
from this district left yesterday
morning for a visit to Portland and
Salem. . . Joe Williams has been
about laid up with a stiff neck for
some days, but is now getting more
like himself again. . Senator Black
man is elated over the passage of
his bill to divide the $95,000 in the
state treasury applicable to road
building among the counties ac
cording to area. This will give
eastern Oregon the lion's share, to
which it is entitled.
I0NE-
Rev." W. W. Head was ' guest of
honor at a dinner served in the
Congregational church dining room
Friday at which plates were laid
for more than seventy-five. He de
livered a farewell sermon at the
church Sunday morning and on
Wednesday left for his home at
Cathlamet, Wash., making the trip
as far as Portland in company with
I. R. Robison who was going to the
city on business.
Word was received in lone Fri
day evening that W. H. A. Smith
had passed away that evening at
eight o'clock at the home of his son
in Bend. Mr. Smith, who lived here
with his son, Cole Smith, had been
in attendance at a camp meeting at
Rogue river. While there he was
taken 111, and the son from Bend
went to Rogue river and brought
the father home. He lived but a
short time after reaching Bend, and
Mr. and Mrs. Cole Smith did not
reach there until after his death.
Burial was at the old home in Ta
coma. Mr. Smith was eighty-two
years of age. He was of a pleasing
personality, and was an earnest
Christian, always taking an active
part in all church work in our
town.
F. A. Lundcll celebrated the
eighty-third anniversary of his
birth Monday by entertaining a
party of friends and relatives at his
home on Second street. During the
afternoon delicious refreshments
were served to the following guests,
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Llndstrom, Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Lundell, Mrs. Cleo
Drake and Bobby, Mrs. J. E. Swan
son and Eva, Mrs. Ida Peterson,
Mrs. Frank Lundell and two chil
dren, Mrs. C. W. Swanson, Mrs. El
mo McMillan and Beverly, and Mr.
and Mrs. A. W. Lundell.
A pleasing program will be given
at Cecil hall Saturday evening, Aug
ust 22, by the members of the 4-H
club. Everyone is cordially Invit
ed to attend. There will be a small
admission fee of 10c and 15c. This
money will be used to pay the ex
penses of the children at the coun
ty fair at Heppner in October. A
dance will follow the program, Ce
cil orchestra furnishing the music,
Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Wilson of
Huntington Beach, Calif., and Mrs.
Nellie Walters of Portland are vis
iting relatives here, at Morgan and
elsewhere in the county. These peo
pie are former residents of Morrow
county. While here Mr. Wilson is
looking after his farming interests
Dinner guests at the Hal O. Ely
nome Sunday were Wallace Matt
hews, Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Wil
son, Mrs. Nellie Walteis, Mr. and
Mrs. Elvln Ely, Mr. and Mrs.
Franklin Ely and Mr. and Mrs.
Martin Bauernfeind.
W. F. Palmateer of Morgan Is
spending a few weeks at Forest
Grove at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Henry DeShazer.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bergevin and
Mr. and Mrs. Dell Ward left Tues
day for the Mt. Adams district
where they spent a day or two
picking huckleberries.
J. E. Swanson of Iono and Ralph
Jackson of Lexington were busi
ness visitors In Pendleton Sundav.
Miss Gladys Brashors, a student
in summer school at La Grande
spent the week end with home
folks. When she returned, she was
accompanied as far as Pendleton
by Claud Brashers, Margaret Craw
ford and Francis Ely,
Mrs. Charles Dezell and Miss Vel-
HEPPNER SCHOOLS
ST 31
W. R. Poulson, Superb
tendent Arrives; Tells
Arrangements.
FACULTY COMPLETE
AU Grade Teachers Held Over;
Two Changes in High School;
No Free Textbooks.
Monday, August 31, and not Sep
tember 7, is the date Little Mary
and Willie must tuck away the
playthings of summer and put in
their appearance at school in
Heppner, according to the an
nouncement of W. R. Poulson, su
perintendent, who arrived in the
city Sunday to have everything in
readiness for the opening. On an.
nouncement of the opening date as
August 31, the Gazette Times
stands corrected on its report last
week of the opening date as Sep
tember 7.
Mr. Poulson and the school board
concurred in the advisability of
starting on the earlier date because
the succeeding Monday is Labor
day, and also to bring the schools
here to a close in the spring on the
same date as other schools in the
county.
With the entire teaching staff ar
ranged for, and the school plant In
good condition, there is no reason
why the opening should not take
place smoothly, Mr. Poulson says.
From now until opening date, he is
keeping office hours at the school
and may be found there by anyone
desiring information in regard to
entering of pupils
The entire grade school teaching
staff is intact from last year, and
only two changes occur in the high
school faculty. Miss Madge Copick
of Corvallis, graduate of Oregon
State college, will have charge of
tne commercial department, and
Miss Helen Strauton of Pendleton,
University of Oregon graduate, will
teach English and Spanish.
The grade school staff is: Miss
Beth Bleakman, first; Mrs. W. O.
Dix, second; Miss Helen Olson,
third; Mrs. Adelyn O'Shea, fourth;
Miss Juanita Leathers, fifth; Miss
Miriam' McDonald, sixth; Miss
Blanche Hansen, seventh; Harold
Buhman, eighth.
Hold-over taechers In the high
school are James T. Lumley, math
ematics and science; Miss Char
lotte Woods, music; Miss Jessie
Palmiter, home economics; Paul
Menegat, principal, history and
public speaking; Neil Shuirman,
physical education.
There will be no free textbooks
provided in the Heppner district
this year, Mr. Poulson says, because
no money was levied for the pur
pose in the last budget, and it will
be necessary for parents to supply
the needed books. It ia expected
that an amount will be set aside for
the buying of textbooks in the next
budget, as provided for by recent
legislative enactment
Canada Hit by Drouth
Writes Former Resident
The United States is not alone in
suffering affliction from drouth and
low wheat prices, according to
word received this week by S. E.
Notson from E. D. Brown, former
Heppnerite, who wrote from Dims-
dale, Alberta, Canada, as follows:
We are in the midst of strenuous
times. I presume you feel it there
also. We are OK here in many re
spects a very good crop ours a
fine heavy crop with plenty of
feed for stock potatoes good. Al
berta well fixed unless in the ex
treme south. Of course the grain
is of no value. No. 1 wheat 30c
per bushel, oats about 10c. The
southern half of Saskatchewan
completely dried out. 125,000 on the
brink of starvation. No crop. No
food. Not a vestige of anything
green. In 1927 Saskatchewan pro
duced 300 million bushels of wheat.
This year nothing. No rain. The
government has taken the matter
In hand." Mr. Brown, who at one
time was manager of the Heppner
Farmers Elevator company, will be
remembered by many of his old
time friends to whom he sent warm
regards.
Get a hundred new laughs from
THE CONNECTICUT YANKEE,
starring Will Rogers, Star Theater
Sunday and Monday.
ma Dezell of Spokane visited from
Sunday until Tuesday at the home
of Mrs. Dezell's sister, Mrs. Bert
Mason. From here the two ladles
motored to Portland to visit Mrs.
Dezell's mother, Mrs. Adelia God
frey. They will return to lone the
last of the week.
Many of the lone Odd Fellows
and their families drove to Battle
Mountain park near Uklah Sun
day, where the Pendleton Odd Fel
lows were hosts at a very enjoy
able picnic. An Inetresting pro
gram was given and games and
contests enjoyed. Among those at
tending from Iono were Mr. and
Mrs. E. J. Brlstow, Walter and Lu-
die, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Heliker,
Donald and Harriet, Harold Fin
noli, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Howell, Dor
othy and Sybil, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Lundell, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Swan
son, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lundell,
Mildred and Helen, and F. A. Lun
dell.
OPEN
DELEGATE TELLS
LIONS N.E.A. TRIP
Many Points of Interest Visited,
But Oregon Held Mighty Good
Place In Which to Live.
Some of the highlights of the Na
t i o n a I Educational association
meeting at Los Angeles and de
scription of points of interest visit
ed on the road going and coming
were given Heppner Lions Monday
by Mrs. F. W. Turner, who made
the trip in cmopany with Mr. Tur
ner, Miss Audrey Beymer and Miss
Helen Falconer.
Leaving Heppner June 23, the
party went south by way of The
Dalles-California highway to Klam
ath Falls, taking the side trip to
Crater Lake. Mrs. Turner was es
pecially impressed with the beauty
of the stalagmites seen in the na
tional park, and with the Peter
Skene Ogden park at Crooked riv
er and Klamath lake.
The Immense amount of waste
land seen in northern California
brought forth comment, as well as
Mt Lassen, only active volcano in
the United States, the orange
groves and city parks, especially
the Fresno park which was said to
be very beautiful. ,
Educators from every state in the
union as well as all territories were
in attendance at the convention,
which Mrs. Turner considered very
successful. She was especially
proud when one of the leading
speakers and president of the N. E.
A., Dr. Sutton, paid this state trib
ute. The most impressive event to
her mind was the musical program
given by pupils and faculty of the
Los Angeles schools in the Shrine
civic auditorium. The volume was
Immense, she said, and the har
mony very beautiful.
Another outstanding highlight of
the convention was a symposium bv
high school seniors entitled "Youth
Views Education." High school se
niors from several cities took part
and gave many interesting views
on modern educational problems.
The Illinois delegation presented
Dr. Sutton with a gavel made from
Maine pine and Oregon oak.
ine party returned by way of the
Redwood highway, described as
very beautfiul. But after their
jaunt through California, all the
party decided that Oregon was a
fine place in which to live after all.
There was a large turnout of
members at the Monday meeting,
wno also discussed plans for the
Lions picnic to be staged next Sun
day at the Blue Mountain farm of
W. H. French south of Hardman.
W. R. Poulson was given charge
of arranging for .ticket-takers to
take tickets on the carnival
grounds during the rodeo.
George Ritchie House
Razed by Fire at lone
The house on Second strept nt
lone owned bv Cienr&a Ttltohis nf
Portland burned to the ground at
an early hour this morning. The
nouse was occupied by Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Grabill who were mar
ried in June. The fire was discov
ered at 2 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Grabill wern (mend
ing the night at the home of Mrs.
Grabill's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Til
man Hogue, In the country. The
building and contents were a com
plete loss, insurance was carried
on the house, but there was no in
surance on the furniture and cloth
ing.
LOCAL NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Barratt and
Mrs. Harold Cohn and son Philip
returned Wdenesday morning from
Montana where the men looked af
ter sheep interests. While there
they visited Glacier National park,
and enjoyed the beautiful scenery.
Both men shipped their market
stuff to Chicago, and Mr. Cohn re
mained to look after other sheep
he has on Montana range.
Judge and Mrs. W. T. Campbell,
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. McCaleb and
Stanley Minor, who composed a
party spending the past week on
the side of Mt. Adams, Wn where
they gathered in an abundant sup
ply of huckleberries, returned home
Tuesday. The results of their la
bors were between 35 and 40 gal
lons of the fruit.
Mr. and Mrs. Loy M. Turner and
Mrs. Turner's mother, Mrs. Butch
er, arrived here Monday from Long
Beach, Cal., and went on yesterday
to Baker for a visit. Mr. Turner
will return shortly for a longer
visit with relatives and friends
here, while the , ladles will stay
for a longer visit at Baker, their
old home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Turner re
turned last night from Portland
and Salem where they had been for
a couple of days on business. Rob
ert Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. F.
W. Turner, who had been visiting
for two weeks in Portland, came
home with them.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Turner were
visitors In the city on Tuesday from
their home at Boardman. Mrs. Tur
ner, who was threatened with an
attack of erysipelas, came up to
consult a physician.
The Paul Marble family Is mov
ing into Mrs. Reld's house on Wa
ter street Mrs. Minnie B. Furlong
moving into her residence formerly
occupied by the Marble family.
Will Rogers will make your forget
the depression and all the rest of
your troubles, If you soe him In
THE CONNECTICUT YANKEE,
Star Theater, Sunday-Monday.
DDTUWS
GOWHP
Dress-Up Here Saturday
To Prepare for Open
ing September 3.
INTEREST IS LIVELY
Queen Margaret and Attendants
Given Pendleton Spotlight;
Parade Prizes Offered.
Bluebird, Teapot Dome, Black
Diamond, and many another of the
famed wild mustangs of former
Rodeos, have been rounded up pre
paratory to their appearance at the
Pendleton Round-Up next week
end, announces C. W. McNamer,
Rodeo president. "They're all in
dandy shape, and ready to go," he
says.
In return for the use of Rodeo
horses by the Round-Up, a like
number of outlaws from the Pen
dleton show will be brought here
for Rodeo the following week,
"Mac" says, assuring the toughest
bunch of mustangs ever to try the
mettle of top-hands here.
The Rodeo season will be on in
Heppner full blast after Saturday,
when natives will appear in blue
jeans, the official Rodeo insignia,
high-toppers and other parapher
nalia of the cowboy world. Coin
cident with donning of personal
garb, Heppner business houses will
appear in bright colors and the
"street" In general will be decked in
holiday array, and the pot will siin
mer and boil until the top blows
off Thursday afternoon, September
3, at 1:30, the beginning of the 10th
annual show.
Town Works Hard.
More local effort is being expend
ed in putting across the show this
year than ever before. Heppner
business houses have contributed
money, paid in former years for
store decorating, to the Rodeo asso
ciation, and have taken upon them
selves the responsibility of decor
ating. For the first time, also, a Hepp
ner band will furnish music, thus
eliminating a large expense item
formerly incurred for outside band
music. The band boys have been
practicing daily under the direction
of Harold Buhman, school band in
structor. The band, organized last
fall, has been making rapid prog
ress and the more than 25 pieces
are to lend plenty f life to the oc
casion. Mr. Buhman has given
members insrtuction in marching
and they will be a big adjunct to
the parade Saturday, the additional
stress which has been put on this
feature assuring that it will be the
largest and best parade ever staged
in Heppner, the commute asserts.
Money for Parade.
Many worthwhile prizes have
been announced by the parade com
mittee, which have stimulated a
general interest in this feature.
Prizes are offered for various types
of parade entries, such as best
dressed cowboy, best dressed cow
girl, best decorated automobile, or
ganization floats, pets, old-time au
tomobiles, etc., complete informa
tion on which can be obtained from
C. W. Smith, chairman of the pa
rade committee.
List of events for the show itself,
with prize money, may be had on
application to L. L. Gilliam, secre
tary. Queen Margaret Becket, who will
rule, will appear at the Pendleton
show next week, heading a contin
gent of 120 cowgirl greeters. Many
other girls from the county will
also participate in this event says
Aimee Bergevin, who has arranged
this feature for the Round-Up. Ac
companying Queen Margaret will
be he attendants, the Misses Eve
lyn Swindig, Lucille Beymer, Pa
tricia Monahan and Mae Doherty.
NEW BOOKS AT LIBRARY.
New books recevied at the Hepp
ner Public library this week in
clude "Bambl," Helen Raymond S.
Andrews; "Astronomy for Every
body," Newcomb; "One Act Plays
for Stage and Study," Wilde; "Al
ice of Old Vincennes," Thompson;
"Mobey Dick," Melville; "Dwarf's
Blood," Olivier; ''The Great Mead
ow," Elizabeth Madox Roberts;
"Marooned at Crater Lake," Alfred
Powers; "The Cat Who Went to
Heaven," Elizabeth Coatsworth;
"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,"
"The Prince and the Pauper," Mark
Twain; "Penrod," Booth Tarking
ton; "Just So Stories," "Captain
Courageous," Rudyard Kipling;
"Little W o m e n," "Little Men,"
"Eight Cousins," Louisa May Al
cott; "American Folk and Fairy
Tales," Field; "Wanda and Greta
at Braby Farm," Amy Palm; "East
Wind, West Wind," Pearl S. Buck.
OIL FIELDS SHUT DOWN.
With oil production shut down in
Oklahoma and the big East Texas
Held, refineries are already begin
ning to feel the effect of the short
age, news dispatches from the out
side say. One large Oklahoma re
finery has announced that It must
shut down unless the ban on Okla
homa City crude Is lifted Imme
diately. The East Texas field, which
the governor closed with militia
this week, is the lurgest oil field In
the United States. The drastic ac
tion is being taken In an attempt
to bring the price of crudn un in
paying basis.